Category: Mindfulness

Others treat us the way we invite them to treat us... --Barb H. Coping with stress is a lot more difficult than preventing it in the first place. If we think prevention, we can avoid a surprising number of stressful situations by thinking ahead and side-stepping. We don’t have to have lunch with difficult or …

Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius once wrote: Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness... Why on earth would you want to start the day with that thought in your head? Because Marcus didn't want to be surprised. He wanted to be prepared. Yes, we all know people …

That happy meal might not only be promising more than it can deliver — it might actually be making you feel worse... According to The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. In 2014, around 15.7 million adults age 18 or older in the U.S. …

Yes, yes... I know... All you want to do is ditch the 'diet' and stuff your face in front of the telly. But you know you'll feel crap afterwards, so why do you do it? For so many of us the Christmas season feels like a great time for bingeing, feeling totally stuffed, drinking too much, and we …

Imagine you’re steering a ship far out to sea. Below the deck, out of sight, lies a vast horde of demons, all with enormous claws and razor-sharp teeth. These demons have many different forms. Some of them are emotions, such as guilt, anger, fear or hopelessness. Some are memories of times you’ve failed or been …